A surprise video message on The Morning Show has reduced co-host Kylie Gillies to tears.
Gillies’ mother Margaret appeared on the program on Monday, telling viewers what her daughter was like as a child.
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She and Larry Emdur’s mother Faye appeared as part of a segment called Turn Back Time with Dr Gabby Staniforth.
Staniforth shared tips on living a healthy lifestyle, adding that people with “purpose” can live longer, according to a recent US study. She also said habits developed as a child can play a big part later in life.
Messages from Gillies’ mother Margaret and Emdur’s mother Faye played on the show.
“Kylie has always been a special person,” Margaret said.
“As a little girl, she just loved to entertain — at Christmastime, she ran little concerts with her sisters and all her cousins to entertain the guests.
“At school, she loved public debating and musicals — I am not at all surprised she ended up in TV.”
Emdur’s mother, Faye, paid tribute to her son, calling him a “born larrikin”.
“We named him Larry, and it was a good name for him, as he was Larry the larrikin,” she said.
“He was warm and fuzzy and used to joke with us all.
“The one to keep us all happy and jolly. Now, he seems to be doing the same with his audience.”
Gillies was clearly emotional after the segment aired.
“What a treat, wow,” she said, wiping away tears.
Emdur said his mother sounded like she was voicing an obituary.
“Your mum was beautiful and professional like a CV. Mine sounded like an obituary. Thank you mums,” Emdur joked.
Staniforth said relationships were important, with sustained loneliness the equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day.
Loneliness has been shown to shorten a person’s life by 15 years, according to recent studies.
“Meaningful and nurturing relationships are a basic human need,” Staniforth said.
“When we don’t have that, we feel loneliness and pain.
“When we feel pain, we release stress hormones, and it relates to heart attacks and dementia.”